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Review: Casio Exilim EX-P505 Digital Camera

Aiming for the hybrid market, the Casio Exilim Pro
EX-P505 adds camcorder-like features to its digital camera body. The P505 has 5
effective megapixels for still imaging on its 1/2.5-inch CCD and full VGA
resolution in its four movie modes. Heavily marketing the camera's video
capabilities, Casio included a unique Past Movie mode that starts the recording
five seconds before users press the shutter release button. The Casio P505 has a
5x optical zoom lens that works in the movie mode too. The camera body is
compact, but the 2-inch LCD can fold outwards and rotate in classic camcorder
style to provide added shooting flexibility. This Exilim hosts a fully manual
mode, aperture and shutter priority modes, an auto mode, and a long list of
scene modes. The hybrid Casio EX-P505 retails for $399.99.